Way back in the 7 hundred or something when
Islam leaders tried to establish a Caliphate in
Europe, they met Vikings who were plundering
their way down the river of Volga and often
employed the barbaric Norsemen to do a bit of
plundering on their behalf.
A few Vikings converted, when coming home
they spoke about the evil of fermented drink
and it took hold, even when Islam, the religion,
was forgotten, the idea of sobriety lingered and
has had a deep influence in Nordic Societies
ever since. Well, the Muslims are back, not as
occupiers, but one wishes, on Saturday nights,
a bit of sober Islam would be remembered.
